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What would have happened if Gandalf hadn't fallen in Moria? Would the outcome have been better, or worse? Here's a darker-than-the-original but not-as-dark-as-some AU version of how things might have turned out differently...and the same...if Sam had remembered to bring a bit of rope. 2010 MEFA winner, 2nd place, AU Longer works, Incomplete.

These drabbles will not necessarily connect in any way, except for the fact that they'll all be A/U.
Though all of them won't be "adult" I'm going to rate this that way, so I can write adult as I please. But I'll mark it in the title space, and update warnings as needed.
Character death, probably disturbing situations.

Galadriel reflects on her daughter's fate and her own feelings after Celebrian has left Middle-earth.
Parma Awards Year One - Nominee - Best story about Elves
Parma Awards Year Two - Winner - Best story about Elves

Celebrimbor/Galadriel, with a different spin. Possibly AU, but who can really say? The Professor himself rewrote Galadriel’s story a thousand times, so perhaps my own humble version might not terribly offend him…

A poem which is also a drabble, and quite simply a re-affirmation of the promise that PJ denies them. This may be read as slash, but I wept at their parting for many years before I even heard of slash - agape before ever eros.
(agape n: (Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless in nature))

"Men..should have a virtue to shape their lives, amid the powers and chances of the world, beyond the Music of the Ainur, which is as fate to all things else" (Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter 1). A mortal woman is brought to Rivendell for healing in the summer of 3018, and thus becomes entangled with both Men and Elves in the events of the War of the Ring. How will destiny and choice shape the lives of the two Kindreds?
This novel-length story travels from Rohan via Rivendell to Gondor and back ...

Elfhelm of Rohan remembers the death of Theodred, son of Theoden at the battle for the Fords of Isen. Written for the Memorial Day 2003 Challenge.
(Semi-companion to "Weeping Iron Tears", which is found in HASA members "General" section or at http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1359600)

In the Years of the Trees, the family of Fëanor--and the Noldor--begins a slow move toward their eventual fate. This is a novel-length work-in-progress set in Valinor, during which I follow the young House of Fëanor over the course of an ordinary year. The main players are Fëanor, Nerdanel, Maedhros, Maglor, Celegorm, Caranthir, Fingon, Fingolfin, and Finarfin. Please see my story discussion for further introductory material. Rated for marital sex and consensual heterosexual situations.

If Frodo had not been given the choice to go to Valinor, what then? His wounds are not healing, and the shadow left by the Ring torments him. Is death his only escape, or might there be some other way? Suicidal depression.Mithril Awards 2003 - Finalist - Best Alternate Universe or Crossover

Amid the losses of war, where does one find joy? A brief glimpse through the eyes of a Westfold woman.
*Originally written for the 2003 Harvest Home Onlist Challenge.
(A/N: the rating is for non-explicit adult themes)

Sequel to "Eclipsed by the Moon", in which a kitchen maid in Edoras is infatuated with Grima. This story follows her efforts to gain Grima's attention, Grima's plots to use her for his own ends, and Theodred's involvment in the whole tangled web. This story is told mostly from three POVs - Grima, Theodred, and Lathwyn. Explict het, possibly disturbing themes. Elements of both Book & Movie Verse.

EOMER - as seen through his eyes - the peril of Rohan, the duplicity of the Wormtongue, and the coming of hope to the Riddermark. Cast includes Eomer, Aragorn, Theoden, Grima, Eowyn, Hama, Gimli, Legolas and several good horses. Gap-filler. Drama, action, angst. Non-slash.
* Mithril Awards 2003 - Finalist - Best Drama |
* Mithril Awards 2003 - Finalist - Best Story Focusing on Men |
* 2004 MEFAs, 3rd place LOTR Drama, Nimrodel and Amroth Award

The Fellowship reaches Caras Galadhon, where Gimli speaks rudely to Haldir, the march warden. That triggers in Aragorn some memories long forgotten about the first time he passed through Moria... and also the time that he met an unusual friend. Action/ Angst/ Drama. Inspired by a scene in the FOTR EE. Movie-verse combined with book canon. AU for slight canon bending done for dramatic reasons. Nominated for best Aragorn Angst story at the Mellon Chronicles Archive in 2004.

A lullaby of Gondor, sung over the centuries: Training those who lived in Gondor started as early as the singing of cradle songs. Entered in the Mother Goose challenge. [If it seems a bit repetitious, just remember that the purpose of a lullaby is to put little ones to sleep...]

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Lion And The Swan, The

I've read and commented on this lyrical love song many times. The poem is not about seduction and yet its rhythm is as irresistible as first love and lots more more gentle. As Lothiriel journeys away from girlhood, feel her breathless apprehension, awe, and regret; then her closure and acceptance of womanhood with her chosen companion, the golden king Eomer. This poem has inspired me often. I love it and quote it. Thanks, ErinRua.

A Bit of Rope

This was a wild ride with so many of my favorite characters being killed, but it was well worth the reading. Frodo's letters were beautiful and very touching. Kudos to you. I'm glad I was able to finish before this site goes down. Hopefully I'll find you on another site.